Repertoire List

Repertoire.
Choral repertoire for two year colleges is chosen not only on the basis
of quality, but also on the potential for that repertoire to be: a)
supportive of the potential of each choral singer to transfer to a
four-year institution; b) challenging in some respect (aesthetically,
technically, etc.) to promote growth in the singer and choir in a manner
consistent with expectations for a four-year program; c) responsive to
the diverse technical, aesthetic, and practical needs of non-music
majors or community members involved in the two-year college program; d)
strong in its ability to be valuable teaching pieces for the
intellectual and emotional growth of a singer as a budding member of the
wider choral community; and e) effective in reflecting the social
milieu and needs for which a two-year program is frequently expected to
be responsive.

Acknowledging Diversity in Two-Year Choral Programs. The repertoire
and standards committee also recognizes the need for flexibility in
programming quality choral music in the two-year college, and
acknowledges that the diversity of programs in our institutions also may
imply that works from the advanced high school repertoire may be
frequently the most appropriate selection for some programs; for other
choral programs and specific ensembles, the consistent choice of
selections from the standard repertoire Four-Year Colleges and
University repertoire may be most appropriate. The frequent existence
of "blended ensembles" in two-year colleges (such as the combination of
an undergraduate choral ensemble and a college's community choir) is
also acknowledged by the committee as often desirable and sometimes
essential to the functioning of a two-year choral program; repertoire
for such ensembles should reflect the skill level and potential of such
an ensemble, and may benefit from considering repertory choices not
specific to this R&S area.

These situations notwithstanding, the Two-Year R&S committee
defines and limits itself to the choice and recommendation of quality
works in this area which are determined as works which should
specifically characterize the choral music performed ensembles of
freshman and sophomore-year college students. In theory, such works
must in themselves encourage healthful, musical, intelligent, and
beautiful choral singing in well-guided two-year college choral
programs.